Hi Scott: first what version of ofbiz are your using? I am looking at the current version of ofbiz and don't see the field you are talking about.
Scott A sent the following on 3/31/2007 9:22 AM: > Hi Anil, > > The page I am referring to is /marketing/control/EditMarketingCampaign. The > third field is called "Assign Type" and it has a drop down box with Y or N > as choices. If you are editing an already existing campaign then there is > also a "U". It’s very difficult from the perspective of a user to understand > the purpose of this. > > On the same form there are two fields. There is no lookup attached. The > fields are called "Assigned User Id" and "Assigned Group Name". They appear > to me as regular text fields that you should know but they could be calling > for anything. I'm just hoping to get clarification of their function within > this form. I can speculate but... > > Regarding Parent Campaign ID, it does not work for me on our local install. > We'll have to troubleshoot on this end to find out why it doesn't work. > > With regards to Status. It absolutely does make sense to have a "Status" > field. My question is to why there appear to be two status fields. I can > certainly see the reason to have the status field at the bottom that has the > drop down that includes "Planned, Approved, In Progress", etc. but I have no > idea what the intent of the intent of the "Campaign Status" field at the top > of the form. It appears to be a regular text box so what is it trying to > convey and who would need to interpret this under what circumstances. > > Like I said originally, it appears to be a brilliant app but from a user > prospective, it create questions. > > Thanks again for the answers. > > > > Anil Patel wrote: >> Scott, >> Response in line. >> Regards >> Anil Patel >> >> On 3/31/07, Scott A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> I'm relatively new to ofbiz and I am trying to understand various >>> functions. >>> If I add a Marketing Campaign, there are a couple of things I don't >>> understand. >>> >>> The first is "Assign Type". I see the drop down is U, Y, N. While I can >>> try >>> to interpret this I was wondering if someone could give me a brief on >>> what >>> this function is for and what the choices mean. >> >> I looked at the MarketingCampaign entity and its form, May be I did not >> see >> it right, But I don't see field for Assign Type. >> >> Next is assigned User and group. Is there a particular reason that this is >>> just a regular form fill. Does it assume you know the exact user name or >>> group to assign it to? Is it worth linking this to actual user/groups so >>> that you can choose specifics? >> >> If you are referring to Role(s) , the Party input box has party lookup >> attached to it. This is most common style of Admin form design. >> >> Third is concerning Parent Campaign ID. I am not sure if this is a bug or >>> designed this way but if you choose a parent campaign when setting up a >>> new >>> campaign it does not seem to be saved anywhere. Am I missing something? >> >> I created two Marketing Campaign and set First as Parent of Second and it >> worked. >> >> Next is Description and Campaign Summary. I would think that they are one >> in >>> the same but obviously, someone believes they should be different fields. >>> Can I ask why? I am just trying to find the intent of the fields and it >>> is >>> not to question the usability. >>> >>> My last question is concerning the status drop down. At the very top of >>> the >>> form we have a "Campaign Status" field and my feeling is that this is a >>> redundant feature but I assume that the developers had a good reason for >>> including it in the first place. With that in mind, could someone try to >>> clarify this for me? >> >> I think it makes sense to have status field on it. At this time its much >> used in Automation and control of services in Ofbiz but I think it can be >> used in SFA application we can use it to What user can or cannot do based >> on >> this status field. >> >> >> Thanks to all for taking the time to read this and I would appreciate any >>> response. As is true for anything, there is a learning curve and >>> understanding the terminology and used of these functions will help me >>> not >>> to screw up what is otherwise a brilliant app. >>> >>> Cheers... >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://www.nabble.com/NOOB-Questions-about-Marketing-Campaigns-tf3497151.html#a9767983 >>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> >> >
